Canada will ask the wealthy to pay higher taxes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government seeks to shore up flagging support among young voters ahead of an election expected next year. Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland said in the annual…
Canadian official says the country will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans
Canada’s government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Quebec’s premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he…
Canada considers sanctions on “extremist” West Bank settlers
Canada is looking at imposing sanctions on “extremist” settlers in the West Bank, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, a day after the U.S. took action against four Israeli men accused of being involved in violence in the occupied…
Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s official plane breaks down, again
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s aircraft has broken down during a trip to Jamaica, in his second travel incident in four months. The Canadian Armed Forces said on Friday that they were forced to send a second plane with a…
Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles cabinet ahead of legislative elections
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major cabinet overhaul on Wednesday with the stated goal of strengthening his economic team ahead of upcoming legislative elections. Weakened in the polls, the man who has led a minority Liberal government since…
Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started. “Counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place,” he said on Saturday. But he added that he would not talk in detail about which…
Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau
For many months, daily life in Haiti’s capital has been marked by widespread violence and deepening political instability since powerful armed gangs seized control of the streets of Port-au-Prince. The still-unfolding crisis is expected to figure prominently in discussions this…
US fighter jet shoots down unidentified object over Canada
A United States fighter jet has shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada in a joint operation by the North American neighbours. The shootdown on Saturday was the second such action in as many days and comes as North…
Canada deputy PM Freeland verbally abused in Alberta, Trudeau calls it part of a trend
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday condemned an abusive verbal attack on his deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, which he described as an “extremely disturbing harassment” that was not an isolated incident. “We are increasingly seeing…